Police: Robbers held 6 captive, including small child

By Alia K Malik, San Antonio Express-News :
December 20, 2013

SAN ANTONIO — Six people, including a small child, were held captive during an armed home invasion Thursday night before escaping through a bedroom window, according to police.

Dawn Moore, 38, and Pedro Rodriguez, 38, went to the Baywater Drive house on the Northwest Side just before 11 p.m. to pick up a computer the homeowner was fixing, police said.

Rodriguez told police that when he went to the door, a man pointed a gun to his face and dragged him inside. Rodriguez said he was told to lie face down and not move, but he saw two other men pointing guns at him.

Moore told police she was in their rented pickup when she saw Rodriguez dragged inside. She was dragged inside, too, she said.

Moore said she was made to lie on the floor with a bag over her head and her hands tied together. She said the contents of her purse were emptied on top of her and the men were talking to each other as they moved around the house.

She was later lifted and placed in another room, she said. Rodriguez helped her take the bag off her head and she saw two women, a man and a small child — all of whom also appeared to be held captive.

The group was able to crawl out a bedroom window and got into a red pickup truck, according to police. They drove to a restaurant, where the manager called police. When they went back to the house on Baywater Drive, Moore said her rental pickup was no longer there.

Other stolen property included a wicker purse, a leather purse, two smartphones, Rodriguez's wallet and his Nike sneakers, police noted.

The armed men were all described as black and between 25 and 30 years old. They wore long black pants, black jackets and ski masks, according to police. Two weighed 160 pounds and one weighed 200 pounds, according to police.